Dispensing container



June 16, 1936. J. HENCHERT' DISPENSING CONTAINER Filed June 18, 1935 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Jime 16, 1936. I HENCHERT 2,044,689

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Patented June 16, 1936 DISPENSING CON'IANEB John Henchert, Chicago,111., assignor to Continental Can Company, Inc., New York, N. Y., acorporation of New York Application June 1a. 1935, Serial No. 21,239

4 Claims.

The present invention relates tonew and useful improvements in metaldispensing containers of the type wherein a pouring spout is shiftableto a dispensing position so as to extend over the side wall of thecontainer. g

, An object of the invention is to provide a container of the above typehaving an upstanding nozzle, the outer end of which is closed and scoredA further object of the invention is to provide l a container of theabove type wherein the dispensing spout and the closure cap are soconnected that the rotation of the spout will posi- 20 'tion the closurecap so as to uncover the dispensing opening when the spout is in adispensing position projecting over the edge of the container.

A still further object of the invention is to 15 provide a .container ofthe above type wherein the nozzle is so positioned that the spout, whenrotated about the axis of said nozzle, wfll move from a position whereinit is disposed wholly beneath the upper edge of the container to a posi-30 tion wherein it extends over the edge of the container for dispensingthe contents thereof.

The above and other objects of the invention will in part be obvious andwill be hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the improvedcontainer with the dispensing spout associated therewith.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

9 Fig. 3 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 2 but showing a slightmodification.

. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary top plan view showing a further modificationof the dispensing container.

45 Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 5, but showing, a furthermodification.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 6, but

50 showing a still further modification.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary top plan view of a container having a modifiedform of pouring spout and closure cap associated therewith.

' Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken along line 9-9 55 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a detailed sectional view of the closure cap employed withthe structure in Figs. 8 and 9.

The invention relates generally to an hermet ically sealed metalcontainer which is provided 5 with a pouring spout for dispensing thecontents thereof. A nozzle or neck portion is secured to one end of thecontainer. This nozzle has a closed end which is scored so that it maybe readily punctured in order to pro- 10 vide a dispensing opening, Thepouring spout and closure cap are mounted on the nozzle for rotationabout the central axis thereof. In the illustrated embodiment of theinvention, the can end to which the nozzle ,is secured is formed with adepression so that the central axis of the nozzle is disposed at anangle to the vertical axis. of the container. The pouring spout andclosure cap are mounted on the nozzle so as to turn in a plane which isat right angles to the, axis of the neck portion. In this mannerthe'pouring spout may be rotated fronf a closed position wherein it lieswholly beneath the upper edge 1 of the container, to a dispensingposition wherein it extends above and beyond the edge of the container.The closure cap' controls the dis"- pensing opening in the nozzle. Acontainer of this character is'of particular advantage in that thepouring spout when in a closed position is disposed within the edge ofthe container so that several of these containers may be stacked oneupon the other. V

It is believed that the invention will be better understood by referringto the accompanying drawings, particularly at this time to Figs. 1 and2. The container consists of a body portion In and an end member lldouble seamed thereto, as at H. The can end II is provided with adepressed portion l3 in which is secured an upstanding nozzle ll. Theupper end of this nozzle is disposed beneath the edge of the double seaml2 and the lower end thereof may be secured to the can endwithinthedepressed portion I3 by double seaming, as shown at IS in Fig. 2, orby soldering, as shown at It in Fig. 3. As illustratedin the drawings,the longitudinal central axis of the nozzle I4 is disposed at an angleto the vertical axis of the body portion of the container. The nozzle I4is provided with a circumferential groove l1 below the top thereof andat right angles to the central axis thereof. A pouring spout l8, havingan upstanding cylindrical portion l9 formed integrally therewith, ismounted on the nozzle ll. The edges of the pouring spout I8 extendentirely around the portion 5 l9 and the nozzle I4 and thus form at theportion remote from the pouring end of the spout a trough portion I80.This trough portion He serves as a receptacle for catching any of theliquid which may flow back over the cap portion so as to prevent it fromcontacting with the can end and so as to direct it toward the pouringportion of the spout when the can is turned to a dispensing position.The upstanding portion IQ of the spout member is provided with inwardlyextending projections 20 which fit within the circumferential groove IIon the nozzle so as to hold the spout member thereon and permit itsrotation. The upper end of the raised portion I9 is provided withopenings 2i, 2: and serves as a closure cap for controlling a dispensingopening in the nozzle II. The nozzle I4 is provided with a scoredportion 8 which may be readily punctured to provide the dispensingopening. It will be noted that the spout member I8 is rotatable aboutthe nozzle ll so that when ina closed position, as shown on dotted linesin Fig. 2, the spout is disposed below and within the seamed edge l2 ofthe container, and when in a dispensing position, as shown by full linesin Fig. 2, the spout I8 is disposed above and extends beyond the seam i2so that the contents of the container may be dispensed. Furthermore, thenozzle H is provided with an additional scored portion which may also bepunctured to provide an air opening to aid in dispensing the contents ofthe container. It will be noted that when the spout I8 is in adispensing position, the openings 2|, 2|a in the closure cap are inregistry with the punctured openings 9, 9a respectively on the nozzle I.When the spout I8 is in a closed position, it will be noted that theopenings on the closure cap are out of registry with the openings on thenozzle ll so that the container remains closed. 7

' the closure cap 22 and the spout member I to are formed separately.The closure cap 22 is provided with inwardly extending projections 23which flt within the circumferential groove H in the nozzle llb. Theclosure cap has 9. depending skirt portion 24 around which extends adepending flange 25 on the spout member lta. This provides a frictionfit between tI'ieEtwo flanges 24 and 25 so that the rotation of thespout l8a will cause the rotation of the closure cap .22 in-order tocontrol the dispensing openings.

In Figs. 4, 5, 6 and '7, the closure cap 22a is not connected with thespout Iilaand must be turned separately to pontrol the dispensingopenings. In these figures; the depending flange 25 on the spout memberlfla encircles the lower part of the nozzle i4. As shown in Figs. 4 and5, the closure cap 22a is provided with spaced inwardly extendingprojections 26 which flt within the circumferential groove IT. on thenozzle ll so as to hold the same thereon. In Fig. 6, the nozzle ll isprovided with an outwardly extending circumferential rib Ha and the capmember 22!) is provided with a grooved flange 21 which flts over the ribIIa in order to hold the closure .cap thereon. In the form ofconstruction shown In Figs. 8, 9 and 10, the closure cap 22d is not madeintegral with the spout l8b, but is provided with depending lugs 30which flt within cut-out portions ii in the depending flange 25a of thespout so that as the spout is turned, the 5 closure cap 22d will beturned therewith.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the presentinvention provides a highly eilicient and inexpensive dispensingcontainer wherein a spout member and closure cap are rotatable 10 on anupstanding nozzle from a closed position wherein the spout lies whollybeneath the edge of the container to a dispensing position wherein thespout extends above and beyond the edge of the container for deliveringthe contents 1 thereof.

It is to be clearly understood that minor changes in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts may be made without departing fromthe scope of the invention as set forth 20 in the appended claims.

Having thus described the present invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. A metal container comprising a body por- 2 tion, an end securedthereto, a nozzle rigidly attached to said end, said nozzle having theouter end thereof closed and scored so that it may be readilypunctured'to provide a dispensing opening, a closure cap rotatablyattached to said 30 nozzle for controlling the dispensing. opening, saidcap having depending lugs, and a spout for dispensing the contentsdischarged through the dispensing opening, said spout having recessesfor the reception of said lugs whereby said cap and spout turn inunison.

2. A metal container comprising a body portion, an end secured thereto,said end having a depressed portion, an upstanding nozzle seamed to saiddepressed portion and extending upward- 40 ly at an angle to the axis ofthe container body, said nozzle having the outer end thereof closed andscored so that it may be readily punctured to provide a dispensingopening, a spout for dispensing the contents discharged through thedispensing opening, said spout having a pouring portion and a troughportion extending aroimd said nozzle and communicating with the pouringportion, and a closure cap for controlling said dispensing opening, saidspout and closure cap 60 being rotatably attached to said nozzle.

'3. A metal container comprising a body portion, an end secured thereto,said end having a depressed portion, a nozzle seamed to said epressedportion and extending upwardly therefrom and at an angle to the axis ofthe container body, said non-1e having the outer end thereto closed andscored -so that it may be readily punctured to provide a dispensingopening, a closure cap rotatably secured to said nomle for controllingthe dispensing opening, and a spout rotatable with said closure cap fordispensing the contents discharged through the dispensing opening, saidspout including a pouring portion and a trough portion extending aroundsaid as nozzle and said cap and communicating with the pouring portionwhereby to prevent the contents of the container from coming intocontact with the can end.

4. A metal container comprising a body portion, an end secured theretoand havinga depressed portion therein, a nozzle seemed to said endwithin said depressed portion and having the outer end thereof disposedbeneath the lower edge of the container, the outer end of said 76 nozzlebeing closed and scored so that it may be readily punctured to provide adispensing opening, a closure cap for controlling the dispensingopening, a spout for dispensing the contents discharged through thedispensing opening, said spout including a pouring portion and a troughportion extending around said closure cap and communicating with thepouring portion, and

means for rotatably attaching said spout and said closure captosaidnozzle, the pouring portion of said spout extending over the edge of thecontainer when. in a. dispensing position and being located within andwholly beneath the edge of the 5 container when in a closed position.

JOHN EENCHERT.

